Please use the e-mail address bermanshul@gmail.com  for bulletin-related communications.

Life cycle:

Births:

• Mazal Tov to Daphna and Oz Fox Kahane on the birth of a baby girl! Anyone who is able to provide a meal for the family while they settle in with their newest addition is encouraged to sign up at this link.

• Mazal Tov to Rosi and Harry Langbeheim on the birth of a grandson, a son to their children Tanya and Avida Elon of Kibbutz Tirat Tzvi. Mazal Tov to big sister and brothers: Ayana, Rotem, Ovedi and Tidi.

• Mazal Tov to Freida and Eddy Ollech on the birth of a granddaughter, to Freida's daughter Esti and husband David Aidanov of Yavne. Mazal Tov as well to big brother Liav.

Engagement and weddings:

• Mazal Tov to Renee and Sidney Grunebaum on the upcoming marriage of their grandson Ariel son of Yonah and Esti Grunebaum to Shachar Chala of Petach Tikva.
  

SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS:

• The AGM has been rescheduled for Motzaei Shabbat, February 7 at 20:00. Materials for the AGM are available on our website:  Committee Reports  Audit Committee Report  Financial Statements (all require login with your old password).  They can also be accessed on Google-drive here. Minutes of the December board meeting are available here (2014-12-10 BMM).

• Scholar-in-residence, Shabbat Parashat Bo - Prof. Avigdor Shinan from the Hebrew University, one of the most sought-after lecturers in Midrash and T'filla and in charge of programming at Beit Avi-Chai in Jerusalem, will give two lectures in Hebrew:
  1.  הטרגדיה של המלך הראשון - שאול בעיני ספרות האגדה    Friday night, Jan 23 4 Shvat at 20:30 
  2. ?מה כל כך קשה כקריעת ים סוף    Shabbat afternoon, Jan 24 after Mincha (around 16:50)
  

• Prof. Eliyahu Kanovsky Memorial Lecture - Thurs, Jan 22 at 20:00 (Ma'ariv at 19:50) by Prof. Yaakov Rosenberg - Economic aspects of Joseph's interpretation of Pharaoh's dream, former Chairman of the Economics Department at BIU, and Rector of the academic track of the College of Management and Academic Studies. Siyyum mesechtot by the family prior to the lecture.
  

אזכרה לפרופ' אליהו קנובסקי ז"ל. במלאת חמש שנים לפטירתו, יתקיים בע"ה ערב לימוד לזכרו. בתוכנית: סיומי מסכתות מפי בני המשפחה. הרצאה מפי פרופ' יעקב רוזנברג, לשעבר ראש מחלקה לכלכלה באוניברסיטת בר-אילן ורקטור המסלול האקדמי של המכללה למינהל. נושא ההרצאה פתרונו של יוסף לחלום פרעה ותורת הכלכלה. הערב לימוד יתקיים אי"ה ביום חמישי בערב אור לג' שבט, ה-22 לינואר בשעה 20:00. מעריב בשעה 19:50

HOSPITALITY - הכנסת אורחים The community wishes to know about new arrivals or people planning to come to Rehovot so that we can welcome them. You may send in their details for the weekly bulletin, to hospitality@bermanshul.org or to Chaya Tannor. As we learn from Avraham Avenu, please open your homes to our guests and newest arrivals. This link will take you will take you to the current list of new families, their contact information, and selected pictures so you can recognize them and say hi in shul.

EMPLOYMENT

We would like to assist people in our community with their employment search, and help open doors by introducing them to other people in our community who currently work in their fields of specialty or have recently retired from those fields.
To join our effort, please fill in this form. To receive assistance and information please contact us at employment@bermanshul.org

MISHEBEIRACH LECHOLIM + BIKKUR CHOLIM - מישברך לחולים וביקור חולים  

• Please send names (3 maximum) to gabbai@bermanshul.org (preferably by Thursday) or write them out and give to the Gabbaim before kriat hatora. Names must be resubmitted anew every week and will be read on the following Shabbat morning. This is intended for people with a acute health issues; if you would like a misheberach for somebody with a chronic illness, please recite the person's name by yourself during the prayer.
  
• If you are convalescing at home and would like visitors, please write in to bermanshul@gmail.com. 
  

CALENDAR

• A PDF calendar of davening times and shiurim is available for download (here).
• The "live" calendar below gives a full schedule of official Berman events and other happenings. Click on any event to display the details.

Colour codes: Berman Events  / Outreach-קהילה /  Other events* /  Localized Hebrew Calendar ← Click on a link to subscribe
*The Berman Community is not responsible for the propriety of the "Other events". 

Click on any event to display the details - כולל תוכן של דרשות ביום שבת

• Members organizing private events (e.g. wedding, bar/bat mitzva, etc.) can have their event listed as an anonymous "private event" to avoid scheduling conflicts. Please register your date here, send your request by e-mail to bermanshul@gmail.com or let any board member know.
• Other Rehovot events may be found at www.pirsuma.com and on the Havayot website (http://havayot.org.il).

PERSONAL & BASEMENT
Please note that we take no responsibility for the Halachic propriety or kashrut of items listed.

Events:

• ESRA Rehovot-area Chapter is pleased to present Dr. Dror Eydar who will speak about "The Hebrews: The Time Passengers" on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 20:00.  Dr.  Eydar is a leading columnist for the ‘Israel Hayom’ newspaper, a researcher of society, literature and culture, and a popular lecturer in Israel and abroad. The talk will focus on a new archaeological find and its relation to Jewish philosophy and the Bible.  Details under "community events" on the Berman calendar.  For information and reservations, contact Annice, annice@grinberg.info. 

• Beit Midrash Ironi Letanach will hold its next lecture (in Hebrew) on Mon Jan. 26th (6 Shevat) at 20:00 at Yad Labanim, Rehov Habanim 10. This month's speaker will be Dr. Arye Borenstein. More info: Rami Shanani

Personals and Other:

• Join Leket Israel's running team in the upcoming Jerusalem or Tel Aviv marathons to support Leket and help feed Israel's needy.  A great way to do something active for a great cause. Serving as Israel’s National Food Bank and leading food rescue network, Leket Israel actively works to alleviate nutritional insecurity in Israel through its many food rescue and redistribution projects. Food is reclaimed from hundreds of suppliers (i.e.farms, hotels, restaurants…) and delivered to 180 nonprofit partners serving the needy, reaching 140,000+ people each week. To learn more, please visit leket.org.il. Each participant who reaches the minimum fundraising goal will receive free entry into the marathon and a special Team Leket Tshirt to wear on the day of the race. Visit Team Leket's page to learn more.

• Sister City. As part of a program of the Jewish Agency called Partnership2Gether (formerly Partnership 2000), Minneapolis has chosen Rehovot to be its partner city.  In the coming years, a substantial amount of money will be put into this program by both the Jewish Agency and the city of Rehovot. Any ideas for joint projects to increase professional, interpersonal and Jewish connections between the two cities are warmly invited.  Please send an email to david.tannor@weizmann.ac.il with the subject line Minneapolis.

• Apartment wanted: Religious, female student looking to rent a room or small apt within walking distance to the train. Also willing to cook and clean in exchange for the rent. Call Sara: 0526444047.
  
  סטודנטית דתיה וחרוצה מעונינצ להשכיר חדר או דירה קטנה במרחק הליכה לרכבת. מוכנה לבשל או לנקות בתמורה לשכר דירה. נא להתקשר לשרה0526444047